Nicholas Spiro, DTZ

He was educated at the universities of Toronto and Nottingham and obtained a PhD in political economy at the University of Kent, specializing in post-communist economic reform. Spiro has many years' experience in financial journalism, working as a correspondent for newspapers such as Financial Times, The Economist and The Banker. In January 2003 he joined Medley Global Advisers, a New York-based investment advisory firm, as a central European macro-political consultant. In DTZ Spiro will be responsible for the firm's CEE investment research. He is fluent in English and French and has a good working knowledge of Polish. In his spare time, Spiro enjoys jogging, traveling and watching films.